LNP official quits amid CSG gag claims

Liberal National Party (LNP) branch chairman George Andrew has quit, claiming the party's hierarchy is trying to silence internal debate about coal seam gas (CSG) mining.

Mr Andrew headed a Scenic Rim office in southern Queensland but says a campaign manager tried to stifle CSG discussions at meetings in the area.

He says the LNP is not being honest about its plans.

"A local member who's taken quite an opposition to CSG mining in the area had presented a quite reasonable motion to the meeting and Bob Harper turned around to the branch chairman and said quite clearly, 'headquarters does not want this matter debated, headquarters wants this motion stopped'," he said.

However, LNP member Alice Warby has told ABC Local Radio that Mr Andrew's claims are wrong.

"So is there an edict from the branch that coal seam gas in the Scenic Rim area is not to be discussed?" she said.